Toilet set handle for mirror and back construction



May 27, 1952 Y w. STEINEN 2,597,906

TOILET SET HANDLE FOR MIRROR AND BACK coNsTRUcTIoN Filed July 15, 1948 ggg. 1:

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rraH/VE/ Patented May 27, 1952 OFFICE TOILET SET HANDL FOR MIRROR AND BACK CONSTRUCTION William Steinen, Newark, N. J.

Application July 15, 1948, Serial No. 38,853

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to an implement construction and it particularly relates to an implement to be utilized in connection with toilet set implements.

Although not specifically limited thereto, the present invention will be particularly described in its application to hand mirrors. It is to be understood, however, that it is also applicable to hand brushes, hand les and in general to other hand implements in which it is desirable to have a light, compact and durable construction.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a novel handle construction generally useful for light-weight implements and particularly useful in connection with toilet-set articles, such as mirrors, hand brushes and hand files, which will be durable, will not readily separate and which may be readily manufactured at tached to hollow handles of a wide variety of constructions, shapes and forms, whether of plastic or metal, with assurance that there will be no separationover relatively long periods of rigorous usage.

Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration and explanation only and not by way of limitation, since various changes therein may be made by those skilled in the art Without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

In accomplishing the above objects, it has been found most satisfactory to provide a backing plate in the mirror, brush or other article to be attached to the head of the handle and also to provide a bow member or U member of round wire, the upper ends of the legs of which are spot- Welded to the head of the handle.

The handle, on the other hand, is provided with an elongated recess longitudinally thereof which is designed to receive said bowed handle member. The bowed wire member by friction or by gripping teeth, when forced into the cavity or recess of the handle, will be retained substantially permanently in position therein.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangementof parts as hereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view, partly in section, of a hand mirror showing the application of the present invention, With the handle and the attachment of the handle being shown in section and with the left side of the mirror broken away.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal transverse vertical sectional view upon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse horizontal sectional view upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged diagrammatic fragmentary side View of an alternative form of handle insert, showing the provision of gripping teeth on the exterior sides of the bowed handle insert member.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, there is shown a mirror IIJ with the bevelled edges II and the rim I2. The edges Il and rim I2 are retained by the channel member I3 extending around the entire periphery thereof.

In back of the mirror III is the backing felt material I4, which is compressed by the metal backing plate I5 (see Fig. 2). The plate l5 has substantially the same contour as the mirror I0. The backing plate has a decorative back I6. The decorative back I6 is also held in position by the channel I3 at its periphery I'I.

The backing plate I5 has a cut-out portion I8.A

At the lower edge of the cut-out I8 the bowed handle extension member I9 is attached.

The bowed handle member I9 may consist of a U-bent piece of round wire or square wire and the ends 20 are flattened and spot Welded, as indicated at 2l, to the backing plate I5.

The sides 22 terminate in the bottom bend 23 and usually have sufficient resiliency so as tightly to grip the sides 24 of the cavity 25 in the handle 26.

The upper part of the cavity flares both laterally and transversely, as indicated at 2l, to receive the collar 2B. The collar 28 has an enlarged lower portion 29 and a sleeve extension 3D. As indicated best in Fig. l, the U channel I3 has its side anges cut olf at 3l While the bottom 32 continues, as indicated at 33, along the side of the upper portions 34 of the bowed member I9 and down through the collar 28. This collar 28 holds the channel rim I3 together and draws it tightly around the mirror I0, the soft felt backing I4, the steel backing plate I5, and the decorative backing sheet I6.

In the alternative form as shown in Fig. 4, the bows 22 of the member I9 may be provided with teeth 35 having the sloping inlet edges 36 which permit the bowed member I9 to be forced into the cavity 25 and the locking edges 31 which hold it against separation.

The handle 26 may be of metal or plastic and the bowed memberls may be made of stainless steel or other resilient materials. It may even be made of plastic materials and in such case the handle member I9 should be provided with the gripping teeth 35, as indicated in Fig. 4.

There is thus provided a simple, durable, inexpensive relative handle insert for handles of toilet set implements which will not separate during usage and which will be most readily assembled.

While there has been herein described a pref erred form of the invention, it should be understood that the same may be altered in details and in relative arrangement of parts within the scope of the appended claim.

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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what is claimed is:

A toilet set handle construction for a mirror having a metal .back or the like comprising an elongated handle member having an elongated recess with curved downwardly converging interior sides and an-outward flare at the open inlet end thereof and an elongated U-shaped insert to .be forced in said recess composed of a U- shaped round wire member with the legs bowed outwardly and coming closely together adjacent the mirror and adjacent the bottom of the recess, the outwardly bowed portions of the legs at their points of maximum separation being serrated.

WILLIAM STEINEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 229,909 Page July 13, 1880 949,669 Weir Feb. 15, 1910 2,075,409 Storch Mar. 30, 1937 2,136,645 Steinen Nov. 15, 1938 2,165,683 Storch July 11, 1939 

